2021 ICD-10-CM Code R13.12
Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase
Valid for Submission
R13.12 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase. The code R13.12 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R13.12 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like abnormal deglutition, abnormal deglutition, abnormal deglutition, drink comes down nose, food comes down nose , food goes down wrong way, etc.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
| ICD-10: | R13.12 |
| Short Description: | Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase |
| Long Description: | Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code R13.12 are found in the index:
- - Dysphagia - R13.10
- - oropharyngeal phase - R13.12
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abnormal deglutition
- Abnormal deglutition
- Abnormal deglutition
- Drink comes down nose
- Food comes down nose
- Food goes down wrong way
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia
- Swallowing pattern - finding
- Swallowing pattern - finding
- Swallowing pattern - finding
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code R13.12 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert R13.12 to ICD-9 Code
- 787.22 - Dysphagia, oropharyngeal
Information for Patients
Swallowing Disorders
Also called: Dysphagia
If you have a swallowing disorder, you may have difficulty or pain when swallowing. Some people cannot swallow at all. Others may have trouble swallowing liquids, foods, or saliva. This makes it hard to eat. Often, it can be difficult to take in enough calories and fluids to nourish your body.
Anyone can have a swallowing disorder, but it is more likely in the elderly. It often happens because of other conditions, including
- Nervous system disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy
- Problems with your esophagus, including GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Stroke
- Head or spinal cord injury
- Cancer of the head, neck, or esophagus
Medicines can help some people, while others may need surgery. Swallowing treatment with a speech-language pathologist can help. You may find it helpful to change your diet or hold your head or neck in a certain way when you eat. In very serious cases, people may need feeding tubes.
NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Esophageal manometry (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Painful swallowing (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Swallowing difficulty (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Swallowing problems (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)